Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Spain participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Do It for Your Lover" written by Manel Navarro and Antonio Rayo "Rayito". The song was performed by Manel Navarro. The Spanish broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE) organised the national final Objetivo Eurovisión 2017 in order to select the Spanish entry for the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. Six artists and songs competed in the televised show where a professional jury and a public televote selected "Do It for Your Lover" performed by Manel Navarro as the winner.
Eurovision Song Contest 2017 | ||||
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Country | ![]() | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Objetivo Eurovisión 2017 | |||
Selection date(s) | Wildcard round final: 12 January 2017 National final: 11 February 2017 | |||
Selected entrant | Manel Navarro | |||
Selected song | "Do It for Your Lover" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Manel Navarro Antonio Rayo "Rayito"[1] | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 26th (last), 5 points | |||
Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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As a member of the "Big 5", Spain automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 16, Spain placed twenty-sixth (last) out of the 26 participating countries with 5 points.
Background
Prior to the 2017 contest, Spain had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-six times since its first entry in 1961.[2] The nation has won the contest on two occasions: in 1968 with the song "La, la, la" performed by Massiel and in 1969 with the song "Vivo cantando" performed by Salomé, the latter having won in a four-way tie with France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Spain has also finished second four times, with Karina in 1971, Mocedades in 1973, Betty Missiego in 1979 and Anabel Conde in 1995. In 2016, Spain placed twenty-second with the song "Say Yay!" performed by Barei.
The Spanish national broadcaster, Televisión Española (TVE), broadcasts the event within Spain and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. TVE confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest on 14 September 2016.[3] The Spanish broadcaster had used both national finals and internal selection to choose the Spanish entry in the past. In 2016, TVE selected the entry that would compete at the Eurovision Song Contest via the multi-artist national final Objetivo Eurovisión. For their 2017 entry, the broadcaster revealed details regarding their selection procedure on 26 October 2016 and announced the organization of a further edition of Objetivo Eurovisión.[4]
Before Eurovision
Objetivo Eurovisión 2017
Objetivo Eurovisión 2017 was the national final organised by TVE that took place on 11 February 2017 at the VAV studios in Leganés, Community of Madrid, hosted by Jaime Cantizano.[5][6] The show was broadcast on La 1 as well as online via TVE's official website rtve.es.[7] Six artists and songs competed with the winner being decided upon through a combination of public televoting and an in-studio expert jury.[7] One of the competing acts was selected through a wilcard round called Eurocasting, while the remaining acts were invited to compete by the broadcaster from among artists signed to record labels.[4]
Eurocasting wildcard round
A submission period was open from 27 October 2016 until 27 November 2016. At the conclusion of the submission period, 392 entries were received.[8] Professionals at RTVE Digital, the digital branch of the broadcaster, evaluated the entries received and selected 30 entries for an Internet vote.[9] The selected entries were revealed via rtve.es on 1 December 2016, including songs by Javi Soleil, who represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 as part of D'Nash, and Brequette, runner-up at the 2014 national final.[10] In the first stage, the ten entries with the most Internet votes qualified for the second stage.[11] In the second stage, a seven-member professional panel selected three entries to qualify for the final stage. The final stage was a concert show that took place on 12 January 2017. The show was broadcast on rtve.es and TVE's Botón Rojo interactive television service and the winner was decided exclusively through a public vote.[12][13]
First stage
Internet users had between 2 and 12 December 2016 to vote for their favourite entries via rtve.es and votes from 55,264 users were received. The top ten entries that qualified for the second stage were announced on 15 December 2016 during the special webcast show Spain Calling, presented by Irene Mahía and Paloma G. Quirós and broadcast on rtve.es.[14]
Eurocasting: Internet vote – 2 December 2016 – 12 December 2016[15] | ||||
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Artist | Song (English translation) | Composer(s) | Percentage | Place |
Alicia Nurho Band | "Under the Light" | Alicia García Garcés | 3.253% | 15 |
Brequette | "No Enemy" | Brequette Shana, Bárbara Reyzábal, Rubén Villanueva | 4.591% | 3 |
Dani J | "Sin ti" (Without You) | D. Retamosa, D. Carmona | 3.372% | 13 |
E-Twins | "Chica del vestido rojo" (Girl in the red dress) | David & Víctor Espinosa García | 2.857% | 25 |
Fruela | "Live It Up" | Ander Pérez, Javi Reina, Albert Rousseau, Jeremy Warder, Fruela Fuente | 3.723% | 6 |
Íñigo | "Hoy es por mí" (Today is for me) | Íñigo Etayo, Tomás Virgós | 2.914% | 23 |
Ivet Vidal | "Do You Want Me" | Ivet Vidal, Melissa Erpen, Christian Gulino, Igor Fejzula | 3.074% | 20 |
Javián | "No somos héroes" (We are not heroes) | Javián, José Abraham, Juanma Leal | 4.672% | 2 |
LeKlein | "Ouch!!" | David Ascanio, Vanesa Cortés, Albert Neve, Abel Ramos | 4.105% | 4 |
Milena Brody | "Momento" (Moment) | Milena Brody | 2.888% | 24 |
Nieves Hidalgo | "Esclava" (Slave) | Rafael Artesero | 3.655% | 8 |
Padre Damián | "Thousand Suns" | Andreas Öhrn, Sebastian Thoth | 2.657% | 26 |
Pedro Elipe | "Del dolor" (The pain) | Pedro Elipe | 3.865% | 5 |
Romy Low | "In Love" | Romy Low, Xasqui Ten | 3.715% | 7 |
Stvrkid ft. Silence of the Wolves | "Sparkling Lights" | Jose Coll, Angela Carpio, Julio Marqués Emés | 3.424% | 12 |
Ander & Rossi | "Ahora soy yo" (Now it’s me) | Andersón José Peña, Rosendo Sánchez | 2.979% | 22 |
Carmel | "Waiting for a Better End" | Carmen Senra, Roel García Serrano | 3.185% | 18 |
Detergente Líquido | "131 bpm" | Alberto Rodway Chamorro | 2.529% | 28 |
Ektor Pan | "Perfect Storm" | Héctor Panedas, Florin Boncutiu | 3.009% | 21 |
Gio | "Vuelve a mí" (Come back to me) | Sergio Bermejo Romero | 3.369% | 14 |
Iranzo Iranzinix | "Bye te digo" (I say bye) | Iranzo Iranzinix | 2.321% | 30 |
Javi Soleil | "Alas mojadas" (Wet wings) | Javi Soleil, Juan Guevara | 3.428% | 11 |
Jon Josdi | "Dónde estabas tú" (Where were you) | Jon Josdi | 2.405% | 29 |
Lem Baquero | "Hard to Love You" | Jake Boncuitiu | 3.098% | 19 |
Nicky Triphook | "Daddy's Little Girl" | Nicolás González Triphook | 3.589% | 9 |
Nito | "Luna" (Moon) | Nito Música, Chus Santana | 4.813% | 1 |
Paradise Phantoms | "Madrifornia" | Marcos Miranda | 3.195% | 17 |
Rebeca Moss | "Volveré por ti" (I’ll come back for you) | Rebeca Moss, Luis Rodríguez | 3.461% | 10 |
Shannel | "Bailando" (Dancing) | David Villas | 3.238% | 16 |
Wildback | "Noches de verano" (Summer Nights) | Wildback | 2.616% | 27 |
Second stage
In the second stage, a seven-member professional panel evaluated the ten entries and each awarded 3, 2 and 1 points to their three favourite entries. The members of the professional panel were:[16]
- Juan Magán – Chairperson – Singer-songwriter, music producer
- Sheila Blanco – Singer-songwriter, vocal coach
- Sebas E. Alonso – Journalist, co-director of Jenesaispop
- David Feito – Singer-songwriter, musician, represented Spain in the 2013 contest as part of El Sueño de Morfeo
- Pepe Herrero – Composer, conductor
- Guille Milkyway – Singer, songwriter, producer, creator and frontman of La Casa Azul
- Pascual Osa – Composer, conductor
The three entries that qualified for the concert show were announced on 20 December 2016 during Spain Calling.[17]
Eurocasting: Jury vote[18] | ||||||||||
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Artist | Song | Juror 1 | Juror 2 | Juror 3 | Juror 4 | Juror 5 | Juror 6 | Juror 7 | Total | Place |
Brequette | "No Enemy" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |||
Fruela | "Live It Up" | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | ||||
Javián | "No somos héroes" | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | ||||
LeKlein | "Ouch!!" | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | |||
Nieves Hidalgo | "Esclava" | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
Pedro Elipe | "Del dolor" | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
Romy Low | "In Love" | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
Nicky Triphook | "Daddy's Little Girl" | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||||
Nito | "Luna" | 0 | 10 | |||||||
Rebeca Moss | "Volveré por ti" | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Eurocasting concert
The Eurocasting concert show took place on 12 January 2017 at the Ciudad de la Imagen in Pozuelo de Alarcón, Community of Madrid, hosted by Irene Mahía and Paloma G. Quirós. The winner, "Ouch!!" performed by LeKlein, was selected exclusively through a public vote via rtve.es and TVE's official Eurovision app.[12][19] In addition to the performances of the competing entries, guest performers included singer David Rees and former Eurovision contestants Azúcar Moreno which represented Spain in 1990.[20] The five invited competing acts were also announced during the show.
Eurocasting: Concert Show – 12 January 2017 | ||||
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Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
1 | Javián | "No somos héroes" | 21.7% | 2 |
2 | Fruela | "Live It Up" | 15.0% | 3 |
3 | LeKlein | "Ouch!!" | 63.3% | 1 |
National final
The six competing acts, including LeKlein who received the wilcard, were announced during the Eurocasting concert show on 12 January 2017. Among the competing artists was Mirela, runner-up and fourth-place at the 2007 and 2009 national final, respectively.[21] The televised final took place on 11 February 2017. The winner, "Do It for Your Lover" performed by Manel Navarro, was selected through the combination of the votes of an in-studio jury (50%) and a public vote via telephone, SMS and TVE's official Eurovision app (50%). Manel Navarro and Mirela both finished with the same number of points, but Manel Navarro won following a tie-break vote by the jury. Two of the three jury members voted in favour of Manel.[22][23]
The three members of the in-studio jury that evaluated the entries during the final were:[24]
- Xavi Martínez – radio program director, presenter at Los 40
- Javier Cárdenas – radio program director and presenter at Europa FM, television program director and host at La 1
- Virginia Díaz – radio program director and presenter at Radio 3, television program director and presenter at La 2
In addition to the performances of the competing entries, guest performers included actors Roko, Edu Soto and former Eurovision contestants Karina, David Civera and Barei which represented Spain in 1971, 2001 and 2016, respectively.[25]
Objetivo Eurovisión 2017 – 11 February 2017 | ||||||||
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Draw | Artist | Song (English translation) | Composer(s) | Jury | Televote[26] | Total | Place | |
Percentage | Points | |||||||
1 | Manel Navarro | "Do It for Your Lover" | Manel Navarro, Antonio Rayo "Rayito" | 34 | 16.8% | 24 | 58 | 1a |
2 | LeKlein | "Ouch!!" | David Ascanio, Vanesa Cortés, Albert Neve, Abel Ramos | 22 | 21.6% | 30 | 52 | 3 |
3 | Paula Rojo | "Lo que nunca fue" (What it never was) | Paula Rojo, Álvaro Bárcena | 21 | 7.4% | 18 | 39 | 6 |
4 | Mario Jefferson | "Spin My Head" | Chris Wahle | 25 | 4.2% | 15 | 40 | 5 |
5 | Maika | "Momento crítico" (Critical moment) | Rafael Artesero, José Juan Santana | 20 | 14.4% | 21 | 41 | 4 |
6 | Mirela | "Contigo" (With you) | Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson, Isaac Luke, Ander Pérez | 22 | 35.6% | 36 | 58 | 2a |
Detailed Jury Votes | |||||
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Draw | Song | X. Martínez | J. Cárdenas | V. Díaz | Total |
1 | "Do It for Your Lover" | 12 | 10 | 12 | 34 |
2 | "Ouch!!" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
3 | "Lo que nunca fue" | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 |
4 | "Spin My Head" | 10 | 5 | 10 | 25 |
5 | "Momento crítico" | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 |
6 | "Contigo" | 5 | 12 | 5 | 22 |
Incidents
During the tie-break voting round, when the jury panel selected Manel Navarro over the public vote's favourite Mirela, and before the reprise performance of the winning song, loud boos and accusations of rigging could be heard, which resulted in uneasy moments: Manel Navarro responded with a bras d'honneur as he was being booed while on stage.[27] He would apologise for the gesture two days later during a TVE press conference.[28]
Following the events at the national final, the selection of Xavi Martínez as a judge was challenged over potential conflict of interest since Martínez had promoted eventual winner Manel Navarro and his entry "Do It for Your Lover" on his radio program on Los 40.[29] On 13 February 2017, Member of Spanish Parliament for Toledo José Miguel Camacho, from the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, placed a motion to request TVE for clarification on the details of the selection process for Eurovision and on the possibility of nullifying the results of the national final.[30] On 15 February 2017, Member of Parliament for Valencia Ricardo Sixto, from Unidos Podemos, registered a similar motion.[31] On 22 February 2017, TVE's Head of Entertainment and responsible for Objetivo Eurovisión 2017 Toñi Prieto was summoned to appear before TVE's Audit Committee to clarify allegations of mishandling.[32]
TVE issued a statement on 26 February 2017, stating that the selection process had been conducted following the regulations set by the European Broadcasting Union and that all candidates had accepted the rules at every stage of the process. The statement also defended the criteria of the members of the jury panel in the final, stating that, as music radio hosts from the three main media groups in the country, it is "evident" that they "usually have contact with artists, singers and music producers for professional reasons".[33]
Preparation
The official video of the song, directed by Mauri D. Galiano, was filmed in February 2017 on the north coast of Tenerife, Canary Islands.[34] The video premiered on Manel Navarro's YouTube Vevo channel on 9 March 2017.[35] The music video served as the official preview video for the Spanish entry.
Promotion
Manel Navarro made appearances across Europe to specifically promote "Do It for Your Lover" as the Spanish Eurovision entry. On 18 February 2017, Manel Navarro performed "Do It for Your Lover" during the third semi-final of the Ukrainian Eurovision national final.[36] On 5 March, Manel Navarro performed during the Romanian Eurovision national final.[37] On 2 April, Manel Navarro performed during the London Eurovision Party, which was held at the Café de Paris venue in London, United Kingdom.[38] Manel Navarro also performed during the Israel Calling event which was held in Tel Aviv, Israel on 5 April.[37] On 8 April, Manel Navarro performed during the Eurovision in Concert event which was held at the Melkweg venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[39] On 26 and 27 April, Manel Navarro promoted the song in Lisbon, Portugal: on 26 April he performed the song on RTP1 talk show Agora Nós and held a meet-and-greet session at the Instituto Cervantes centre, and on the following day he made a guest appearance on RTP1 late night talk show 5 Para A Meia-Noite.[40][41]
In addition to his international appearances, he performed the song on talk show ¡Qué tiempo tan feliz! on Telecinco on 25 February.[42] On 15 April, he performed during the Eurovision-Spain Pre-Party event which was held at the Sala La Riviera venue in Madrid.[43] On 25 April, a farewell reception was held for Manel Navarro before he travelled to Kyiv for the contest, which took place at the Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid, hosted by Ambassador Anatoly Scherba.[44]
At Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest 2017 took place at the International Exhibition Centre in Kyiv, Ukraine and consisted of two semi-finals on 9 and 11 May and the final on 13 May 2017.[45] According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big 5" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. As a member of the "Big 5", Spain automatically qualified to compete in the final. In addition to their participation in the final, Spain is also required to broadcast and vote in one of the two semi-finals.[46] At the semi-final allocation draw on 31 January 2017, Spain was drawn to vote in the first semi-final on 9 May; the country also performed in the first semi-final jury show on 8 May, and an extended clip of the performance was broadcast in the televised semi-final show the following evening.
In Spain, both semi-finals were broadcast on La 2, while the final was televised on La 1 with commentary by José María Íñigo and Julia Varela.[47] The Spanish spokesperson, who announced the top 12-point score awarded by the Spanish jury during the final, was Nieves Álvarez.[48] The Spanish song placed 26th (last) in the final with 5 points.
Staging and performance
The staging director for the Spanish performance was Hans Pannecoucke, who had worked with the Dutch entrants in 2014, 2015 and 2016 and the Belgian entrant in 2016 in a similar role.[49] Manel Navarro was joined in stage by backing singers Álex González and Alejandro de los Santos, bass player Edgar Regincos, drum player Marc Montserrat and guitarist Pol Niubó.[50] During the performance, a voice crack by Manel was criticized by Spanish media, and was indirectly blamed by the national broadcaster as the reason for Spain's last place.[51]
Points awarded to Spain
Points awarded to Spain (final) | ||||
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12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Jury | ||||
Spain did not receive any jury points in the final. | ||||
Points awarded by Spain
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Split voting results
The following five members comprised the Spanish jury:[52]
- David Civera – Chairperson – singer, represented Spain in the 2001 contest
- Paula Fernández Vázquez (Paula Rojo) – singer
- Rubén Villanueva – composer, producer
- Antonio Hueso – radio DJ
- Natalia Rodríguez Gallego (Natalia) – singer
Split voting results from Spain (Semi-final 1) | ||||||||||
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Draw | Country | Jury | Televote | |||||||
D. Civera | P. Rojo | R. Villanueva | A. Hueso | N. Rodríguez | Average Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||
01 | ![]() | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
02 | ![]() | 8 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 18 | ||
03 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | |
04 | ![]() | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | ||
05 | ![]() | 15 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
06 | ![]() | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 1 | |
07 | ![]() | 14 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | |
08 | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | |
09 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 |
10 | ![]() | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
11 | ![]() | 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 3 | |
12 | ![]() | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
13 | ![]() | 10 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
14 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 14 | |
15 | ![]() | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | ||
16 | ![]() | 9 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 4 | |
17 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 13 | |
18 | ![]() | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 2 |
Split voting results from Spain (final) | ||||||||||
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Draw | Country | Jury | Televote | |||||||
D. Civera | P. Rojo | R. Villanueva | A. Hueso | N. Rodríguez | Average Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||
01 | ![]() | 20 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 14 | ||
02 | ![]() | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | ||
03 | ![]() | 23 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 20 | ||
04 | ![]() | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 22 | |
05 | ![]() | 13 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 17 | 15 | ||
06 | ![]() | 10 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
07 | ![]() | 2 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
08 | ![]() | 25 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 17 | ||
09 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 8 |
10 | ![]() | 11 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 24 | ||
11 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 |
12 | ![]() | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 25 | ||
13 | ![]() | 9 | 18 | 12 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 11 | ||
14 | ![]() | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 23 | |
15 | ![]() | 5 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 21 | |
16 | ![]() | |||||||||
17 | ![]() | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 19 | ||
18 | ![]() | 14 | 9 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 1 | |
19 | ![]() | 17 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 16 | ||
20 | ![]() | 24 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 7 | |
21 | ![]() | 18 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 12 | ||
22 | ![]() | 21 | 23 | 15 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 13 | ||
23 | ![]() | 15 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
24 | ![]() | 4 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
25 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
26 | ![]() | 16 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
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